Cranborne Primary School
Bedtime Stories
Learning to read is about listening and understanding as well as working out what’s printed on the page. Listening to stories exposes children to a wide range of vocabulary, building their bank of words and improving their understanding of the text. By reading, children learn about people, places, and events that they couldn’t learn otherwise. This gives children a deeper understanding of the world around them and of cultures that are different from their own.
Children who see adults reading, and enjoying it, are much more likely to want to read themselves. In addition, reading together can provide comfort, build confidence, and be a time of relaxation and fun. So go on, snuggle up together with a great book or enjoy listening to one of our bedtime stories below!
Pirates love Underpants by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort
Read by Mrs Holt
Into the Forest by Anthony Browne
Read by Mrs Caldwell
Octopus Shocktopus! by Peter Bentley and Steven Lenton
Read by Mrs Wood
My School Unicorn by Willow Evans
Read by Miss Harrison
Winnie in Space by Valerie Thomas
Read by Mrs Gammon
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
Read by Miss Almond
Freddie and the Fairy by Juila Donaldson
Read by Miss Horton
Whatever Next! by Gill Murphy
Read by Mrs Watson
Dear Greenpeace by Simon James Read by Mrs Jackson
Simon Sock! by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet
Read by Miss Blanche
Silly Billy by Anthony Browne
Read by Mr Hicks
Love You as Big as the World by David Van Buren
Read by Mrs Christoforou
Michael Jordan by Maris Isabel Sanchez Vegars
Read by Mrs Cocomazzi
Mr Large in Charge by Jill Murphy
Read by Mrs Davis
Octopants by Suzy Senior
Read by Mrs Hughes
NoBot. The Robot with no bottom! by Sue Hendra and Paul LInnet
Read by Mrs Mottram
The Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson
Read by Mrs Majevadia
Each Peach Pear Plum by Allan Ahlberg and Janet Ahlberg
Read by Mrs Langley
Somebody Swallowed Stanley by Sarah Roberts
Read by Miss Harrison
The Enormous Turnip
Read by Mrs Keilty and Tia and Zara Keilty
Animal Soup by Ian Whybrow
Read by Miss Glaysher
Constantwirkle by Pat Ingoldsby
Read by Mrs Caldwell